Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-11-23
Court Notes.

Court Notes.
a hearing ON the administration papers on the
estate of Ann Maxey took place yesterday before
Judge Robertson in the Probate court. Judge Rob
ertson ordered a new account fled.
LAWYERS WANT THEIR FEES.
The of Judge Pickett ct al VS.. Sarah M
Baldwin ct al. was tried before Judge Demtng and
a jury in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday.
This is part of the complicated litigation Of Inven-
tor Sleenan of Derby. In Sleeman's suit against
the late Louis Hotchkiss, Judge Pickett, Attorney
Charles s. Hamilton and Attorney Whitcomb were
retained by him. To pay them he gave mortgage
on some furniture he claimed to own in the house
of Mrs Baldwin, relative. They are now suing
Mrs Baldwin for this furniture, which she is not
willing to give up.
BE WILL SETTLE FOR 800.
The case of Mary Hope VS.. HughLarkins, which was
tried by Judge Deming Monday, came to sudden
ending yesterday. Mrs. Hope sues Larkins, her SON
in-law, who is Derby policeman, for the board Of
his child. Yesterday morning. after days trial
that they had got enough and would Settle the
out Of court, SO it was withdrawn Policeman
LarkinS will pay his mother-in-law about 500.
LIQUOR CASES TRIED.
Mrs Ellen McGuinness of 1893 Hamilton street
was tried IN the CITY court yesTerday Ior Voiathg
license in her name, but the real business is CON
Quoted by her husband, assisted by another man
McGunness guilty sechnicalIy, she having the il
cense IN her name. The fine was $50 and the costs
$3.50 bonds, which were furnished
The of Ellen M Shields of Oak street, charged
with selling liquor without license, was yesterday
continued until November 90 at the request or de-
PENDANT.
TO BE TRIED TO DAY.
Max Danziger, who keeps cigar store at No. 10
Church street. was arrested yesterday for violating
the Sunday secular law for selling tobacco last Sun
day between sunrise and sunset.
HE WITHDREW HIS CHARGE.
Edgar A Curtis brought civil suit against Chas.
Green to recover damages of several hundred dol
lars for an alleged assault and battery. The case
case was called Curtis withdrew his suit
TRIED BEFORE JUDGE sTUDLEY.
Before Judge Studley in the Annex Court Of Com
mon Pleas the case of George F. Snedeker VS.. X:
NJ. Hooker was on trial yesterday. The plaintiff
sues to recover back pay. Attorney Charles I'LL
man for plaintiff and Cleaveland and Gala her FOR
defendant.
DRIVEN WELL PATENT DECLARED TO INVALID
About five months ago the Supreme court of the
United States rendered a decision sustaining the
validity of what is known the driven well patent
Green, holding that the ground upon which it was
sought to invaIidate the reissue1 patent as being
for a different invention from that described
in the original patent could not be
sustained, and that the invention had not
been anticipated by others. In another case only
court has held the driven well patent invalid. The
court holds that the fact now made to appear
for the first time in the driven well litigation, that
the invention used In public at Cortland, N. -
by others than Green more than two years before
application for patent was made, is fact which is
fatal to the patents validity. The decree of the
Circuit court in favor of the alleged infringer, Ho
vey, was affirmed.